Market Overview: Maize Production in Kenya
Maize is the most widely grown crop in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a staple food for roughly 50% of the population. As such, it’s critical to ensuring food security on...
Danike Bouwer |
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Explore topics and tips related to maize production, maize milling, entrepreneurship, the marketing of maize meal and many more. Let’s unlock the world of maize milling for you – happy reading!
Maize is the most widely grown crop in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a staple food for roughly 50% of the population. As such, it’s critical to ensuring food security on...
Danike Bouwer |
Maize is the most widely grown crop in sub-Saharan Africa and is a staple food for an estimated 50% of the population, therefore critical to ensuring food security on the continent.
Koot Jordaan |
This blog takes a look at why producing maize meal in Africa is a sound business opportunity, the challenges faced by African producers, and some of the corrective measures that...
Jan Jordaan |
Storing grain effectively is pivotal in ensuring consistent maize supply and therefore avoiding major price fluctuations. This blog provides an overview on grain storage.
Koot Jordaan |
Package design has a real impact on our shopping choices. Roff brings you five top tips for effective food packaging design to help you move your maize.
Jan Jordaan |
We take a look at the evolution of the degerminator in the maize milling industry and how it has developed to meet South African needs.
Charl Marais |
Understand the feasibility considerations of the industry you’re entering, including securing start-up capital and determining your ROI or profitability.
Jan Jordaan |
Crop share farming can be beneficial for subsistence farmers, helping them to farm on a bigger and profitable scale, ultimately driving food security.
Charl Marais |
Roff’s hard-working Posho Maize Milling Machine with simplified roller milling technology is the ideal maize mill for community milling.
Koot Jordaan |
Troubleshooting for the miller when extraction rates drop - we highlight some of the things that a miller must check when the extraction rate drops.
Charl Marais |
Roff gives millers some valuable advice on how to weather a downturn in the market when profits are under pressure.
Charl Marais |
We continue our overview of the history of degermination in the maize milling industry, particularly the machines that came after the Beall degerminator.
Charl Marais |